St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: A Non-Profit Dedicated to Pediatric Cancer Care

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a nonprofit pediatric teaching hospital dedicated to advancing cures and providing treatment for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Key Distinctions

  • No-cost care: Families never receive bills for treatment, travel, housing, or food
  • Research-driven: Integrates cutting-edge research with clinical care
  • Global impact: Freely shares discoveries worldwide
  • Funding: Primarily through donations (ALSAC fundraising organization)

Mission

Finding cures. Saving children.® St. Jude has helped push overall childhood cancer survival from 20% (1962) to over 80% today.

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